Study Number 6525 Impact of the Depiction of Work in Television Drama on Young People's Career Aspirations and Choices, 2007-2008 Mendick, H.
Interviews
Interview ID/ Text File Pseudonym School Gender Favourite TV Interview Summary Interviewer No of Pages Name
TV viewed yesterday; discusses Hollyoaks and Shipwrecked; watching TV with her mother; TV watched during the week; discusses Skins, Inbetweeners; The Peep Show; Scrubs; plans for the future; reasons for course choices; career aspirations; Watches a lot of TV of all 'pictures to invent a story' task; self-evaluation of own Chuck Norris Lawndale Female kinds esp comedy drama personality; social class; family; ethnicity. Heather Mendick 22 6525int001 TV viewed yesterday; discusses Big Brother and America's Got Talent; TV watched during the weekend and week; discusses Gordon Ramsey and Hollyoakes; location of TV viewing; 'pictures to invent Watches a lot of TV of all a story' task; plans for the future; career aspirations; kinds esp Hollyoaks comedy influence of Waterloo Road on aspiring to be a drama Heroes and reality teacher; social class; family; ethnicity; gender Emily May Lawndale Female Shipwrecked inequality. Sarah Smart 17 6525int002
TV viewed yesterday; discusses Big Brother; watching TV with her mother; other family members TV preferences; discusses soaps; discusses reality shows Laguna Beach and The Hills; career aspirations; voting on reality shows; 'pictures to invent Footballers Wives, a story' task; aspiring to be a dancer; gender issues; Famous Lawndale Female Eastenders social class; ethnicity; preparing to start dance school. Heather Mendick 27 6525int003 TV viewed yesterday; discusses football; TV watched during the week; discusses the Simpsons and the Apprentice; 'pictures to invent a story' task; views on reality TV; career aspirations of becoming a PE teacher; self-evaluation of own personality; gender Paul Macock Lawndale Male Spooks, Sopranos issues; social class; ethnicity. Heather Mendick 17 6525int004 Interview ID/ Text File Pseudonym School Gender Favourite TV Interview Summary Interviewer No of Pages Name TV viewed generally; discusses programmes on MTV and E4; viewing habits; 'pictures to invent a story' Watches documentaries, task; career aspirations of being a farmer; self- reality TV, comedy but only evaluation of own personality; social class; ethnicity; Peter Ian Staker Lawndale Female early evening gender issues; family influence. Sarah Smart 13 6525int005 TV viewed yesterday; discusses Big Brother and Smallville; discusses Supernatural and Heros; viewing habits; 'pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations of being a vet; family influence; self- evaluation of own personality; gender issues; social Philop Lawndale Male Heroes, Waterloo Road class; religion. Heather Mendick 19 6525int006 TV viewed generally; discusses Hollyoaks and Shipwrecked; viewing habits; discusses Top Gear; 'pictures to invent a story' task; discusses sitcoms, particularly the Inbetweeners; career aspirations of working in the media; reasons for course choices; family influence; self-evaluation of own personality; Ribena Lawndale Female Hollyoaks, Scrubs, Ugly Betty social class; ethnicity. Heather Mendick 19 6525int007 TV viewed generally; discusses the news, House, Special Victims Unit; viewing habits; 'pictures to invent a story' task; discusses the Hallmark channel; career aspirations; self-evaluation of own personality; gender Sandra Slater Lawndale Female Bones roles; social class; ethnicity. Heather Mendick 22 6525int008 TV viewed at the weekend; discusses Eastenders; Kiss TV and Discovery family viewing habits; 'pictures to invent a story' task; Channel Crime investigation career aspirations; self-evaluation of own personality; Cookie Liberty Female (CSI?) ethnicity; gender issues. Katya Williams 12 6525int009 TV viewed generally; discusses films on channels Trouble and Paramount; family viewing habits; discusses Mythbusters, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, 'pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations; Homer Liberty Male Friends social class; ethnicity. Katya Williams 16 6525int010 Interview ID/ Text File Pseudonym School Gender Favourite TV Interview Summary Interviewer No of Pages Name TV viewed generally; discusses soaps of Eastenders and Coronation Street; discusses love for 'baby programmes'; career aspirations of being a midwife; Supernanny is the one she 'pictures to invent a story' task; discusses speaks most passionately programmes on E4 such as Scrubs and Friends; Kimberley Liberty Female about family influence; ethnicity; social class; religion. Heather Mendick 14 6525int011 TV viewed yesterday; discusses Beat the Star, My Family and Bear Grylls; also discusses football and Eastenders; viewing habits; 'pictures to invent a story' task; discusses the Apprentice, The Bill and CSI; career aspirations of being a computer game designer; family influence; self-evaluation of own personality; ethnicity; social class; gender issues; Mercutio Liberty Male The Bill careers computer programme (kudos); Heather Mendick 24 6525int012 TV viewed generally; discusses Indian soaps, news and the Discovery channel; viewing habits; 'pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations; self-evaluation Punk'd, Cribs, Pimp My Ride of own personality; social class; family influence; Muli Liberty Female and Trouble on Disney ethnicity; religion. Katya Williams 17 6525int013
TV viewed generally; discusses the Discovery channel, the Disney channel and Indian programmes; Charmed, Guilty Pleasures, family viewing habits; 'pictures to invent a story' task; the Stormhawks and the career aspirations; evaluation of own personality; Preeti Liberty Female Grim Events of Mandy social class; gender issues; ethnicity. Katya Williams 18 6525int014
TV viewed generally; discusses the Disney channel, sport, wildlife documentaries and Indian Programmes; family viewing habits; 'pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations; evaluation of own personality; Priya Liberty Female Animal rescues and Tricia social class; family influence; ethnicity; gender issues. Katya Williams 15 6525int015 TV viewed generally; discusses comedies and sitcoms; family viewing habits; discusses Friends; 'pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations; Sebastian Liberty Male Friends evaluation of own personality; social class; ethnicity. Katya Williams 20 6525int016 Interview ID/ Text File Pseudonym School Gender Favourite TV Interview Summary Interviewer No of Pages Name TV viewed yesterday; discusses Indian entertainment awards on Zee TV, soaps, the Disney channel; family viewing habits; 'pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations of working as a paediatrician or nursery nurse; family influence; evaluation of own personality; Shakira Liberty Female Hollyoaks social class; ethnicity. Heather Mendick 23 6525int017 TV viewed yesterday; discusses Scrubs and Friends; viewing habits; discusses the Discovery channel; career aspirations of being a doctor; family influence; TV influence; 'pictures to invent a story' task; evaluation of own personality; ethnicity; religion; Shona Liberty Female Friends gender issues; social class. ~ 18 6525int018 TV viewed yesterday; discusses cricket and Indiana Jones; TV watched in the week; discusses soaps of Eastenders and Coronation Street; 'pictures to invent a story' task; discusses Scrubs and Friends; career Eastenders and Coronation aspirations of being a doctor; family influence; Tom Liberty Male Street ethnicity; social class; gender issues. Heather Mendick 18 6525int019 TV viewed yesterday; discusses Ultimate Force, Beat the Star and Gladiators; viewing habits; discusses Eastenders and The Bill; 'pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations; discusses football; evaluation of own personality; ethnicity; gender issues; social Tom Graff Liberty Male The Bill class; family influence. ~ 23 6525int020 TV viewed yesterday; discusses football and movies; viewing habits; 'pictures to invent a story' task; discusses The Apprentice; career aspirations to be a Frank Shermer Male ~ lawyer; TV influence. Heather Mendick 16 6525int021 TV viewed generally; discusses films and sport; viewing habits; 'pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations; evaluation of own personality; social Slim Shermer Male ~ class; ethnicity. Heather Mendick 16 6525int022 Interview ID/ Text File Pseudonym School Gender Favourite TV Interview Summary Interviewer No of Pages Name TV viewed generally; discusses soaps of Eastenders, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks; 'pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations; TV influence; family influence; ethnicity; evaluation of own personality; Sophie Shermer Female Scrubs social class; gender issues. Heather Mendick 20 6525int023 TV viewed generally; discusses documentaries, CBBC and Chinese dramas; family viewing habits; discusses Prison Break; 'pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations; evaluation of own personality; ethnicity; Yamapooh Shermer Female ~ social class. Heather Mendick 18 6525int024
TV viewed in the week; discusses Hollyoaks, Home and Away and Eastenders; viewing habits; TV viewed at the weekend; discusses Strictly Come Dancing and X Factor; 'pictures to invent a story' task; discusses CSI; career aspirations; TV influence; family influence; Anything Shermer Female Prison Break and Ugly Betty social class; ethnicity; gender issues. Katya Williams 27 6525int025 TV viewed generally; discusses the news and football; TV viewing habits; discusses Casualty and Eastenders; pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations to be an electrical engineer; reasons for course choices; evaluation of own personality; Horror movies, favourite is ethnicity; gender issues; social class; work Bob Shermer Male Scary Movie experience. Heather Mendick 22 6525int026
TV viewed generally; discusses the news, Eastenders and football; TV viewing habits; pictures to invent a story' task; discusses Family Guy; career aspirations; evaluation of own personality; ethnicity; Hennessey Shermer Male Scrubs social class; family influence; gender issues. Heather Mendick 23 6525int027 TV viewed in the week; discusses soaps; TV viewing habits; TV viewed at the weekend; discusses Dancing on Ice and X-Factor; pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations to work in business; social class; Lizzie Shermer Female Home and Away ethnicity; gender issues. Katya Williams 14 6525int028 Interview ID/ Text File Pseudonym School Gender Favourite TV Interview Summary Interviewer No of Pages Name TV viewed in the week; discusses the news and The Simpsons; TV viewing habits; discusses Eastenders and Prison Break; pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations; family influence; social class; Robocop Shermer Male Prison Break and Friends ethnicity; family background. Katya Williams 17 6525int029 TV viewed in the week; discusses Scrubs, Friends and Eastenders; TV viewing habits; discusses CSI; TV viewed at the weekend; pictures to invent a story' task; career aspirations to be a stock broker; social Ruth Shermer Female Eastenders class; ethnicity; gender issues. Katya Williams 20 6525int030
TV viewed in the week; discusses music channels; TV viewing habits; discusses Eastenders and Waterloo Road; discusses Big Brother and X-Factor; pictures to invent a story' task; reasons for course choices; career aspirations; family influence; social class; Shanz Shermer Female Eastenders, Hollyoaks ethnicity; gender issues. Katya Williams 31 6525int031 Study Number 6525 Impact of the Depiction of Work in Television Drama on Young People's Career Aspirations and Choices, 2007-2008 Mendick, H.
Focus Groups
GP (corresponds with participant_spreadshe et- focus_groups_and_int Text File Focus Group ID Participant Pseudonym School erviews.xls) Gender Favourite TV Interviewer No of Pages Name
Lawndale 1 Chandler Bing Lawndale 1 Female Hollyoaks, Friends, Jerry Springer and CSI Katya Williams 34 6525fg001 Lawndale 1 Flapjacks Lawndale 1 Female Hollyoaks, Friends Katya Williams " 6525fg001 Lawndale 1 Laughing socks Lawndale 1 Female Hollyoaks, Friends Katya Williams " 6525fg001 Lawndale 1 Troy Bolton Lawndale 1 Female Hollyoaks, Friends Katya Williams " 6525fg001 Lawndale 1 Zac Efron Lawndale 1 Female Hollyoaks, Friends Katya Williams " 6525fg001 Hollyoaks, Eastenders, Jeremy Kyle, CSI Lawndale 1 Chad Lawndale 1 Female Miami Katya Williams " 6525fg001 Lawndale 2 Georgie Lawndale 2 Female Waterloo Road Katya Williams 28 6525fg002 Lawndale 2 Reesha Lawndale 2 Female ~ Katya Williams " 6525fg002 Watches a lot of Tv of all kinds esp Lawndale 2 Chuck Norris Lawndale 2 Female comedy drama Katya Williams " 6525fg002 Watches a lot of Tv of all kinds esp hollyoaks comedy drama Heroes and Lawndale 2 Emily May Lawndale 2 Female reality shipwrecked Katya Williams " 6525fg002 Watches documentaries, reality TV, Lawndale 2 Peter Ian Staker Lawndale 2 Female comedy but only early evening Katya Williams " 6525fg002 The Bill, The Office, Family Guy,Waterloo Road, Mock the Week, Hollyoaks, Deal or Lawndale 3 The special one Lawndale 3 Male no Deal Katya Williams 32 6525fg003 Lawndale 3 Bobe Lawndale 3 Male My name is Earl Katya Williams " 6525fg003 Lawndale 3 Graham Taunton Lawndale 3 Male CSI, The Office Katya Williams " 6525fg003 CSI, Match of the Day (1 and 2) and The Lawndale 3 Orson Carriage Lawndale 3 Male Championship Katya Williams " 6525fg003 Lawndale 3 Bell Lawndale 3 Male The Office Katya Williams " 6525fg003 Lawndale 4 J.J. Lawndale 4 Male Channel hops Heather Mendick 27 6525fg004 Lawndale 4 K.P. Lawndale 4 Male Music programmes Heather Mendick " 6525fg004 Lawndale 4 Nick Thompson Lawndale 4 Male Not bothered Heather Mendick " 6525fg004 Lawndale 4 Wag Lawndale 4 Female Footballers Wives, Eastenders Heather Mendick " 6525fg004 Lawndale 4 Ribena Lawndale 4 Female Hollyoaks, Scrubs, Ugly Betty Heather Mendick " 6525fg004 Lawndale 4 Famous Lawndale 4 Female Footballers Wives, Eastenders Heather Mendick " 6525fg004 Lawndale 5 Borris Lawndale 5 Male Top Gear Heather Mendick 29 6525fg005 Lawndale 5 Buie Lawndale 5 Male House Heather Mendick " 6525fg005 GP (corresponds with participant_spreadshe et- focus_groups_and_int Text File Focus Group ID Participant Pseudonym School erviews.xls) Gender Favourite TV Interviewer No of Pages Name
Lawndale 5 Sandra Slater Lawndale 5 Female Bones Heather Mendick " 6525fg005 Lawndale 5 Loud Mouth Lawndale 5 Female Soaps Heather Mendick " 6525fg005 Lawndale 5 Louise Lawndale 5 Female Hollyoaks Heather Mendick " 6525fg005 Lawndale 5 Alan Lawndale 5 Male Top Gear Heather Mendick " 6525fg005 Lawndale 6 Paul Macock Lawndale 6 Male Spooks, Sopranos Heather Mendick 37 6525fg006 Lawndale 6 Philop Lawndale 6 Male Heroes, Waterloo Road Heather Mendick " 6525fg006 The Simpsons, and other similar shows Lawndale 6 Tea McMuffin Lawndale 6 Male such as Futurama Heather Mendick " 6525fg006
Lawndale 6 Semor Butts Lawndale 6 Male Family Guy, and other similar shows Heather Mendick " 6525fg006 Lawndale 6 Bob Vangor of Hessellink Lawndale 6 Male Heroes, Prison Break Heather Mendick " 6525fg006 Lawndale 6 Tim Beady Lawndale 6 Male Heroes, Prison Break Heather Mendick " 6525fg006 Shermer 1 Zara Shermer 7 Female Ugly Betty Heather Mendick 26 6525fg007 Shermer 1 Dean Shermer 7 Male Prison Break Heather Mendick " 6525fg007 Shermer 1 Aya Shermer 7 Male The Simpsons Heather Mendick " 6525fg007 Shermer 1 Maya Shermer 7 Female Supernanny Heather Mendick " 6525fg007 Shermer 1 Aaron Shermer 7 Male UFC, fighting show Heather Mendick " 6525fg007 Shermer 1 Anything Shermer 7 Female Mentions Prison Break and Ugly Betty Heather Mendick " 6525fg007 Shermer 2 Desi Chick Shermer 8 Female No favourite show Heather Mendick 30 6525fg008 Does not want to answer on this (I'm a bit Shermer 2 James Shermer 8 Male unclear on voices though) Heather Mendick " 6525fg008 Shermer 2 Bob Shermer 8 Male Horror movies, favourite is Scary Movie Heather Mendick " 6525fg008 Shermer 2 Lil Ramz Shermer 8 Male The Simpsons Heather Mendick " 6525fg008 Shermer 2 Menhaj Shermer 8 Female None Heather Mendick " 6525fg008 Shermer 2 Psixopata Shermer 8 Male Doesn't watch much TV Heather Mendick " 6525fg008 Shermer 3 Haider Shermer 9 Male ~ Heather Mendick 30 6525fg009 Shermer 3 Timmy Shermer 9 Male ~ Heather Mendick " 6525fg009 Shermer 3 Valentino Shermer 9 Male ~ Heather Mendick " 6525fg009 Shermer 3 Sergio Shermer 9 Male ~ Heather Mendick " 6525fg009 Shermer 3 Clifford Shermer 9 Male ~ Heather Mendick " 6525fg009 Shermer 3 Slim Shermer 9 Male ~ Heather Mendick " 6525fg009 Shermer 4 Yammapooh Shermer 10 Female ~ Katya Williams 20 6525fg010 Shermer 4 Ruth Shermer 10 Female Eastenders Katya Williams " 6525fg010 Shermer 4 Lizzie Shermer 10 Female Home and Away Katya Williams " 6525fg010 Shermer 4 Sophie Shermer 10 Female Scrubs Katya Williams " 6525fg010 Shermer 4 Robocop Shermer 10 Male Prison Break Friends Katya Williams " 6525fg010 Shermer 4 Hennessey Shermer 10 Male Scrubs Katya Williams " 6525fg010 Shermer 5 Jamie Shermer 11 Male ~ Katya Williams 22 6525fg011 Shermer 5 Joe Shermer 11 Male ~ Katya Williams " 6525fg011 Shermer 5 Frank Shermer 11 Male ~ Katya Williams " 6525fg011 GP (corresponds with participant_spreadshe et- focus_groups_and_int Text File Focus Group ID Participant Pseudonym School erviews.xls) Gender Favourite TV Interviewer No of Pages Name Shermer 5 Jim-Bob Shermer 11 Male ~ Katya Williams " 6525fg011 Shermer 6 Margarita Shermer 12 Female ~ Katya Williams 22 6525fg012 Shermer 6 Shanz Shermer 12 Female ~ Katya Williams " 6525fg012 Shermer 6 Eve Shermer 12 Female ~ Katya Williams " 6525fg012 Shermer 6 Lubz Shermer 12 Female ~ Katya Williams " 6525fg012 Liberty 1 Shakira Liberty 13 Female Hollyoaks Heather Mendick 26 6525fg013 None, watches whatever's on that seems Liberty 1 Shreya Liberty 13 Female interesting Heather Mendick " 6525fg013 Supernanny is the one she speaks most Liberty 1 Kimberley Liberty 13 Female passionately about Heather Mendick " 6525fg013 None, watches whatever's on that seems Liberty 1 Hema Liberty 13 Female interesting Heather Mendick " 6525fg013 Liberty 1 Shona Liberty 13 Female Friends Heather Mendick " 6525fg013 Medical documentaries on the Discovery Liberty 1 Nikki Liberty 13 Female Channel Heather Mendick " 6525fg013 Liberty 2 Tom Liberty 14 Male Eastenders and Coronation Street Heather Mendick 23 6525fg014 Liberty 2 Bob Liberty 14 Male Documentaries on the Discovery Channel Heather Mendick " 6525fg014 Liberty 2 Dick Liberty 14 Male Eastenders Heather Mendick " 6525fg014 Liberty 2 Harry Liberty 14 Male Eastenders Heather Mendick " 6525fg014 Liberty 2 Ron Liberty 14 Male Eastenders and Hustle Heather Mendick " 6525fg014 Liberty 2 Mercutio Liberty 14 Male The Bill Heather Mendick " 6525fg014 No favourite shows, though specifically Liberty 3 Bob Viksi Liberty 15 Male mentions My Wife and Kids and Friends Heather Mendick 30 6525fg015 Liberty 3 Tom Graff Liberty 15 Male The Bill Heather Mendick " 6525fg015 Liberty 3 Petrov Jerkoff Liberty 15 Male Top Gear Heather Mendick " 6525fg015 Liberty 3 Jack Chipinski Liberty 15 Male Prison Break Heather Mendick " 6525fg015 Liberty 3 Craig Tomson Liberty 15 Male None Heather Mendick " 6525fg015 Liberty 4 Priya Liberty 16 Female animal rescues and Tricia Katya Williams 25 6525fg016 Liberty 4 Sana Liberty 16 Female Disney channel Cribs and Sweet Sixteen Katya Williams " 6525fg016 Charmed, Guilty Pleasures, the Stormhawks and the Grim Events of Liberty 4 Preeti Liberty 16 Female Mandy Katya Williams " 6525fg016 Punk'd Cribs Pimp My Ride and Trouble Liberty 4 Muli Liberty 16 Female on Disney Katya Williams " 6525fg016 Liberty 5 RMSN Liberty 17 Male Eastenders, Hollyoaks Katya Williams 26 6525fg017 Model Machines Programmes about cars Liberty 5 Bob Liberty 17 Male and engineering Katya Williams " 6525fg017 Liberty 5 Homer Liberty 17 Male Friends Katya Williams " 6525fg017 Liberty 5 Sebastian Liberty 17 Male Friends Katya Williams " 6525fg017 Liberty 5 Marek Liberty 17 Male Friends and Fresh Prince Katya Williams " 6525fg017 GP (corresponds with participant_spreadshe et- focus_groups_and_int Text File Focus Group ID Participant Pseudonym School erviews.xls) Gender Favourite TV Interviewer No of Pages Name Liberty 6 Shy Liberty 18 Female Dragon's Den Katya Williams 34 6525fg018 Kiss TV and Discovery Channel Crime Liberty 6 Cookie Liberty 18 Female investigation (CSI?) Katya Williams " 6525fg018
Liberty 6 Sky Liberty 18 Female Hollyoaks Eastenders Katya Williams " 6525fg018 Liberty 6 Jonathan Liberty 18 Male Hollyoaks Katya Williams " 6525fg018 Liberty 6 Amitah Bachar Liberty 18 Male Discovery Channel Katya Williams " 6525fg018 Liberty 6 Abdul Liberty 18 Male ~ Katya Williams " 6525fg018